Australia vs Spain: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Australia
1.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Spain
1.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
87th
Spain rank
90th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 87th and Spain ranks 90th of 110 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 6.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.215 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1303 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0402 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Australia and Spain?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Australia ranks 87th and Spain ranks 90th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 20-24 years.